Arhopala alitaeus

Purple broken-band oakblue
	Arhopala alitaeus mirabella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Arhopala
Species:	A. alitaeus
Binomial name
	Arhopala alitaeus; (Hewitson, 1862)
Synonyms
	Amblypodia alitaeus Hewitson, 1862 ; Narathura alitaeus Hewitson, 1862 ; Arhopala mirabella Doherty, 1889 ; Arhopala valika Corbet, 1941 ; Arhopala pardenas Corbet, 1941 ; Amblypodia myrtale Staudinger, 1889 ; Narathura mindanensis Bethune-Baker, 1903 ; Arhopala panta (Evans, 1957) ; Arhopala nishiyamai (Hayashi, 1981) ;

Arhopala alitaeus or purple broken-band oakblue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia (see subspecies section).

Arhopala alitaeusis a relatively small species, the upper surface is not lilac but more dark blue and it has not such an intense metallic gloss. The underside shows beneath dark brown spots and bands on the greyish-brown ground; all the markings are distinctly defined by white. ^[1]

Subspecies edit

A. a. alitaeus (Sulawesi, Banggai)
A. a. mirabella (Burma, Mergui, Thailand, Langkawi)
A. a. pardenas (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore)
A. a. myrtale (Palawan)
A. a. mindanensis Philippines (Mindanao)
A. a. zilensis (Basilan)
A. a. shigeae (Philippines)

References edit

^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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